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  • Cornell University’s Civic Ecology Lab is offering an online is offering an E-STEM Education (environment-science-technology-engineering-math) course this fall: October 19 – November 22, 2020.  According to their promotional materials, E-STEM Education is designed for teachers and nonformal educators who want to help youth become scientifically literate, environmental citizens. Teachers will learn how to integrate environmental…

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  • You may often wish for more time, but you only get 24 hours, 1,440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds each day. How you use that time depends on skills learned through self-analysis, planning, evaluation, and self-control. A lot of what we share on this blog is for youth; however, let us pause and take ten minutes…

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  • As we continue to navigate ways to engage and educate during a pandemic we often turn to virtual trainings to ensure success. We are excited to share that there is an opportunity for military staff to attend the 4-H Volunteer Conference of Southern States. The conference includes offerings in the areas of science, healthy living,…

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  • Access, Equity and Belonging Topics Coming Together for Racial Understanding Southern Regional Development Center’s Coming Together for Racial Understanding has ECOP support and Rachel Welborn has done a wonderful job leading its development. Link to website: https://srdc.msstate.edu/civildialogue/ Background: In late 2016, the Extension Committee on Operations and Policy (ECOP) charged a small team of Cooperative…

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